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Thursday, February 1, 2007

Black History Month : Celebrating the Love of African-American people

February begins the celebration of Black History Week.

Dr. Carter G. Woodson born in 1875 and died in 1950 began Negro History Week in 1926, chosen in the second week of February between the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, which evolved into Black History Month in 1976. Dr. Woodson authored the book, The Miseducation of the Negro. Dr. Woodson was known as the Father of Black History and the love of his people.

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